Veronicastrum virginicum

Species category

Weed

Common name

Culver's root

Diagnostic characters

Planting unit

True seedTrue seed:
A mature fertilized ovule consisting of an embryo, with or without and external food reserve (e.g., endosperm) enclosed by the testa.

Shape

OvalOval:
Broadly elliptic.

Size

  • Length 0.6–0.9 mm
  • Width 0.3–0.5 mm
  • Thickness 0.2–0.4 mm

Color

Brown

Texture

ReticulatedReticulated:
Resembling a net or network, especially having veins, fibers, or lines crossing the surface.  

Other structures

There is a large cavity on the ventralVentral:
Adaxial; of the side of an organ facing the axis (compare dorsal).
side.

Identification notes

Seed is boat-shaped.

Noxious weed seed categories

Not listed

AOSA examination list

Not included

Nomenclature

Family

Plantaginaceae

Valid name

Veronicastrum virginicum (L.) Farw.

Synonyms

Leptandra virginica (L.) Nutt.
Veronica virginica L.

 Veronicastrum virginicum.  True seeds with a large cavity on the ventral side.
Veronicastrum virginicum. True seeds with a large cavity on the ventral side.